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UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
Chael Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
27-11-1 · USA
VS
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
22-3 · GBR
January 28, 2012 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Chael Sonnen def. Michael Bisping by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sonnen24/472/401:51
Bisping13/400/101:37
R2
Sonnen11/391/201:05
Bisping15/400/102:19
R3
Sonnen5/111/104:34
Bisping2/61/100:15
Total
Sonnen40/974/707:30
Bisping30/861/304:11

Scorecards

Sonnen vs Bisping

RdBrad OdumClay GoodmanOtto TorrieroCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.3
R29-1010-99-109.2-9.8
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2830-2729-2828.8-28.3

Media (7 cards) · avg 29.128 · 6 Sonnen · 0 Bisping · 1 draw

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sonnen-Bisping.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SonnenWin probabilityBisping
64.2%35.8%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
8%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Sonnen, blue toward Bisping. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sonnen64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%33%
Submission6%10%
Decision36%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 40
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.5)act 4
Bisping36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%64%
Submission2%6%
Decision11%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2353)act 30
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R225%
R35%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Sonnen
43.1%+129
Bisping
-12955.5%
Most takedownstie 28.9%
Sonnen
68.0%-2192
Bisping
+21923.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sonnen
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
42.3%
+136
Under 35.5
57.7%
-136
04589
Bisping
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Sonnen
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
45.6%
+119
Under 1.5
54.4%
-119
035
Bisping
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.4%
Exactly 0
92.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.2 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Sonnen64.2%77.7%−13.5-380
Bisping35.8%22.3%+13.5+340

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
77.1Striking75.1
Sonnen +2.0
65.3Grappling57.9
Sonnen +7.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SonnenBisping
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1640
1565
Divisional
1616
1494
Striking offense
1550
1510
Striking defense
1523
1541
Grappling offense
1497
1495
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.11
Strikes landed / min
4.75
46%
Strike accuracy
40%
0.96
Strikes absorbed / min
2.38
68%
Strike defense
72%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.20
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
56%
Takedown accuracy
53%
57%
Takedown defense
65%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
20%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chael Sonnen
  • WBrian StannSUB R2
    Close -2604mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaSUB R5
    Close +4101y 6mo before
  • WNate MarquardtU-DEC R3
    Close +3602y before
  • WYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close +2282y 3mo before
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1802y 8mo before
Michael Bisping
  • WJason MillerKO/TKO R3
    Close -19256d before
  • WJorge RiveraKO/TKO R2
    Close -29011mo before
  • WYoshihiro AkiyamaU-DEC R3
    Close -2101y 3mo before
  • WDan MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1951y 8mo before
  • LWanderlei SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close +1731y 11mo before
Sonnen — win / loss by method
Record: 27-11-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
18% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 8 losses
W
11% of wins
L
73% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
9% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 4
4 (80%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
22win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (36%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
2 (9%)Submission(57%) 4
12 (55%)Decision(14%) 1
Bisping — win / loss by method
Record: 22-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
16 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (33%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sonnen
Bisping
9
UFC fights
15
107.3 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
157.2 min · 10.5 avg
29y 3m
Career length
22y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Sonnen
Bisping
226W–43L · 84.0%
Overall
233W–77L · 75.2%
85W–19L · 81.7%
Wins
168W–61L · 73.4%
141W–24L · 85.5%
Losses
65W–16L · 80.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sonnen
Bisping
394W–96L · 80.4%
Overall
39W–23L · 62.9%
191W–51L · 78.9%
Wins
39W–23L · 62.9%
203W–45L · 81.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sonnen
Bisping
6.01
Landed / min
5.26
29.1%
Accuracy
35.3%
75.5%
Defense
73.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
16.3%
Time at distance
62.8%
Grappling & control
Sonnen
Bisping
4.20
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
55.6%
Takedown accuracy
52.5%
57.1%
Takedown defense
64.9%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
93.0%
Control share
45.7%
Strike target map
Sonnen
  • Head64%(214)div 63%
  • Body12%(41)div 20%
  • Legs24%(79)div 17%
Bisping
  • Head76%(568)div 63%
  • Body16%(116)div 20%
  • Legs8%(62)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Chael Sonnen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Michael Bisping
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.